The Secret of Happy Living

Too often, I hear people saying they are going to do something, whether it is go to law school, cut their hair, or change their habits, all for the sake of other people. The biggest excuses I hear people say when doing these things are, “It’s because my parents want,” or “It’s because my friends want,” etc., and that gets me pretty upset because I don’t think life should be about making other people think better of you, or about making other people proud of you. I believe that people should live their lives the way they want to and  forget about disappointing others. There comes a point in your life when you have to start living for yourself and not for others.

In the midst of going through your life, you will always be disappointing people, and that is okay because it doesn’t really matter. You should never be afraid to try the things you want to do. I often hear from people who are in a relationship, and their partner wants them to shave, to change, but I think that’s a big mistake. As long as you are happy doing what you want, then your partner should be happy, too.

Basically, what I am trying to get across is that happy living comes from doing things you want to do. If you don’t want to go to law school, don’t. If you don’t want to shave (and that goes for both men and women), then don’t. Why do you want to spend your life doing things that you don’t want to do? You should go be the best you that you can be, and if that means disappointing your parents or others, then so be it. If they are good people, they will eventually accept you, and then you guys can have a big party together and eat guacamole,  or whatever you do.